The Last Reunion

By

Kayte Nunn

Kayte Nunn has written an excellent story in The Last Reunion to bring to light an almost unknown group of women. Australian, English, and Indian women served in the Burma...
Fiction, History
While Paris Slept

By

Ruth Druart

When Ruth Druart arrived in Paris in 1993, she was surprised by the number of plaques and monuments displayed for those who died during World War 2. Indeed, any tourist...
Fiction, History
When the Apricots Bloom

By

Gina Wilkinsom

A childhood friendship between two girls, one the privileged daughter of a Sheik, the other a village girl both at the Bagdad Ladies High School, both age fourteen, swearing their...
Fiction, History
Bastard Behind the Lines

By

Tom Gilling

The extraordinary story of Jock McLaren's escape from Sandakan and his guerrilla war against the Japanese Jock McLaren was a man who became a legend for his courage, bravery, often...
Biographies, History, Non Fiction
Heroines of Olympus

By

Ellie Mackin Roberts

The Women of Greek Mythology In the world of the ancient Greeks designed for men, women were expected to “Blend into the fabric of the city,” (according to Pericles); the...
History, Non Fiction
The Imitator

By

Rebecca Starford

Adopting the manners and attitudes of those around her, was something that Evelyn had done since she became a scholarship girl at Raheen, a prestigious private school. These qualities make...
Fiction, History
Kate Kelly

By

Rebecca Wilson

The true story of Ned Kelly's little sister Rebecca Wilson has done a terrific job in combining a Biography and Australian History within a very readable storyline in Kate Kelly....
Biographies, History, Non Fiction
With My Little Eye

By

Sandra Hogan

The incredible true story of a family of spies in the suburbs Believing that Russian spies were operating in Australia, Prime Minister, Ben Chifley, established the Australian Security Intelligence Agency...
Biographies, History, Non Fiction
Perth, updated paperback edition

By

David Whish-Wilson

Perth - a place that is considered the most remote capitol city in the World is a place like no other; unique, unusual and a mere dot on the map...
History, Non Fiction, Travel
‘Lowitja’

By

Stuart Rintoul

Told she’d never make anything of herself, Lowitja O’Donoghue, Australian of the Year, AC, CBE, DSG and recipient of the papal honour of Dame of the Order of St Gregory...
Biographies, History, Non Fiction
Adelaide

By

Kerryn Goldsworthy

Adelaide is a tremendously interesting little book. Whether you are from Adelaide, or a visitor to Adelaide, there is a great deal of information, written in a chatty style, to...
History, Non Fiction, Travel
The Rock: Looking into Australia’s ‘Heart of Darkness’ from the edge of its wild frontier

By

Aaron Smith

Aaron Smith has written a brutally honest expose of Australian social and political behaviours toward Torres Strait Islanders and Aboriginal people. With great insight he reveals attitudes and their effects...
History, Non Fiction